Tag: ARP Solar

If you have ever wondered how much of the electricity demand in the U.S. could be supplied by rooftop solar, a new study has the answer. Earlier this month the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) released the report Rooftop Solar Technical Potential for Low-to-Moderate Income Households in the United States. As the name indicates, the study […]

How Much Can You Save with Solar Power? Saving with solar power is a no brainer. In practically every state, every situation, home owners will save more money on electricity than they will spend to install a residential solar power system. And though the cost of installation can be steep initially, once all of the […]

Today’s tobacco field, tomorrow’s solar farm The switch would be a boon for both public health and the planet. Tobacco use among U.S. adults has been on a sluggish decline for some time now, experiencing a rare 2 percent drop between 2014 and 2015. Today, roughly 15 in 100 Americans over the age of 18 […]

There’s a New Job in the Solar Industry And it involves shepherding a landscaping crew of hungry sheep On the east side of Kauai, a herd of sheep grazes in an unusual pasture. The low valley, flanked on either side by green mountains, is the site of a 13-megawatt solar farm, where some 300 hungry […]

Solar power and Tesla batteries will create the world’s largest “virtual power plant” in Australia It’s a rare feat when a government successfully turns a crisis into an opportunity. In the past two years, the state of South Australia has suffered many blackouts, blamed on high demand and poor supply from both fossil-fuel and renewable […]

ARP Solar Responds to 30% Solar Tariff At ARP Solar, we’re disappointed with the Trump Administration’s decision to impose a 30% solar tariff on imported solar panels. We are passionate about our work and our industry. We stand by our customers as always in delivering the best solar panels available and maintaining our current prices […]

California is ready to spend $1 billion over the next decade on rooftop solar installation for low-income residents. In December, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved the creation of the Solar on Multifamily Affordable Housing (SOMAH) program. Funded by the statewide greenhouse gas cap-and-trade program, it will provide $100 million in annual solar installation incentives for […]

Solar energy production has skyrocketed in recent years in the United States. With more than 49 megawatts of installed solar capacity, there are now enough solar panels to power 9.5 million homes, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association. Are you interested in getting on the solar bandwagon? Ultimately, determining if it is financially savvy to go […]

The final text of the Republican tax bill made public Friday largely preserves key tax credits for wind and solar power and electric vehicles, reversing language in earlier versions that could have slowed the growth of renewable energy across the United States. The last-minute changes, made as lawmakers reconciled the House and Senate versions of […]